Mount Sabyinyo

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Mount Sabyinyo is a dormant, jagged-peaked volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, renowned for its rich biodiversity and mountain gorilla habitat.

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Mount Sabyinyo canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
mountain
volcano
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Uganda
elevation 12037 ft
3669 m
geologicalProvince Western Branch of the East African Rift
linked to: East African Rift
habitatFor Albertine Rift endemic species
mountain gorilla
hasConservationSignificance critical habitat for endangered species
hasFeature deeply eroded slopes
jagged peak
hasSummitSharedBy Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Uganda
hasTouristActivity gorilla tracking
guided trekking
hasVegetationType afro-alpine vegetation
bamboo forest
montane forest
isPartOfTransboundaryArea Rwanda–Uganda–DRC border region
knownFor ecotourism
hiking
mountain gorilla habitat
rich biodiversity
locatedIn East Africa
Virunga Mountains
locatedInProtectedArea Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Virunga National Park
Volcanoes National Park
locatedInRegion Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southwestern Uganda
Western Province, Rwanda
locatedOnBorderOf Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Uganda
nameMeaning "old man’s teeth" in Kinyarwanda
partOf Albertine Rift
East African Rift
Virunga Conservation Area
range Virunga Mountains
status dormant
volcanicField Virunga volcanic field
linked to: Virunga Mountains
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Volcanoes National Park contains Mount Sabyinyo
Virunga Mountains contains Mount Sabyinyo